The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Shelby v. Holder regarding the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The VRA is a historic piece of legislation designed to enforce the 15th Amendment. Among its provisions, it outlaws the use of any “voting qualification or Read More…
The US Supreme Court heard arguments surrounding a Michigan voter initiative prohibiting state universities from taking race into consideration when admitting students on Tuesday that could have serious implications on future affirmative action legislation nationwide. Read More…
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case which considered the constitutionality of using race in university admissions, to be reexamined by lower courts in a decision Monday. Read More…
Abigail Fisher, a white student, brought a lawsuit against the University of Texas at Austin claiming she was rejected for admission in 2008 due to discrimination prohibited by the 14th Amendment. The university argued it had an interest in pursuing limited diversity for its educational benefits. Read More…
California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) filed an amicus curiae brief in support of overturning California’s Proposition 8, according to a press release. Read More…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 – the measure banning gay marriage in the state of California, the court announced Friday. Read More…
UC Berkeley School of Law professor Jesse Choper received a prestigious award from the state’s bar association Friday for his contributions to legal scholarship.
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The role of affirmative action in the university admissions process will once again be brought before the U.S. Supreme Court and into the national spotlight this week, representing the next step in a long history of debates that has often found itself played out at the University of California. Read More…
BAMN agrees with UC President Mark Yudof, the other UC chancellors and other university administrations nationwide who have taken a stand in defense of the University of Texas affirmative action plan. The Daily Californian editorial from Aug. 20 ignores the entire reality of the resegregation of the UC Berkeley campus Read More…
UC President Mark Yudof and the chancellors of all 10 UC campuses submitted a “friend of the court” brief Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court declaring support for the University of Texas in a contentious case challenging the use of race in undergraduate admissions.
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